1lilmornstr
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Hello!
I am doing some remodeling on my house. In the laundry room I am installing and in wall box for the washing machine hot/cold/drain pipes and a washing machine drain pan.
The house is all on one floor with a raised foundation. There is a dirt crawl space underneath the whole house. We are on a septic tank but have "town water" not a well.
First question is for the washing machine drain pan. Obviously it will only have water in it if there is a leak or overflow from the washer or when the filter gets plugged and has to be cleaned out. I need to know how to install the drain pan plumbing. I wouldn't connect it to the house plumbing because if I did there would be issues with backflow or septic gases because there wouldn't be water in the trap right? So then do I just do a gravity drain and have a stub exit the side of my house like the hot water heater emergency drain has?
Second question is regarding installing a box to contain the washer hot and cold water pipes and the drain pipe. I'm including pictures of what it looks like now and also the box I want to install. I want to get this done for two reasons - aesthetics and energy conservation! So my question is regarding the hot and cold water pipes. Do I have to "copper sweat" them like it shows or could I use those "shark bite" connectors? If I have to do this their way, how hard is it, and what do I need to do it? I haven't welded(?) before so I would need whatever equipment is required probably.
I am doing some remodeling on my house. In the laundry room I am installing and in wall box for the washing machine hot/cold/drain pipes and a washing machine drain pan.
The house is all on one floor with a raised foundation. There is a dirt crawl space underneath the whole house. We are on a septic tank but have "town water" not a well.
First question is for the washing machine drain pan. Obviously it will only have water in it if there is a leak or overflow from the washer or when the filter gets plugged and has to be cleaned out. I need to know how to install the drain pan plumbing. I wouldn't connect it to the house plumbing because if I did there would be issues with backflow or septic gases because there wouldn't be water in the trap right? So then do I just do a gravity drain and have a stub exit the side of my house like the hot water heater emergency drain has?
Second question is regarding installing a box to contain the washer hot and cold water pipes and the drain pipe. I'm including pictures of what it looks like now and also the box I want to install. I want to get this done for two reasons - aesthetics and energy conservation! So my question is regarding the hot and cold water pipes. Do I have to "copper sweat" them like it shows or could I use those "shark bite" connectors? If I have to do this their way, how hard is it, and what do I need to do it? I haven't welded(?) before so I would need whatever equipment is required probably.